Japan and 51 African Countries, Sign Climate Cooperation Deal. AFP, May 30, 2008. "African leaders at a development summit with Japan pledged Friday to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of the fight against global warming... A joint declaration signed by leaders of 51 African nations and Japan said that climate change was an 'urgent challenge' for Africa, considering its vulnerability to droughts and floods... The declaration, which did not mention any more specific reduction target, was reached at a three-day summit in Yokohama at which Japan pledged to double aid an investment to Africa. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said African leaders he met voiced support for Tokyo's Cool Earth Partnership unveiled earlier this year to help developing countries tackle climate change. The initiative promises to provide 10 billion dollars, largely in low-interest loans, over the next five years to help developing countries address global warming."
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